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deerbrush
Scientific Name: Ceanothus integerrimus
Family: Rhamnaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Ceanothus integerrimus (Deer Brush)
Ceanothus integerrimus, commonly known as Deer Brush or Mountain Lilac, is a shrub native to the western United States.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a woody shrub.
- Deer regularly browse on this plant.
Scientific Classification
- Scientific Name: Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn.
- Common Names: Deer Brush, Deerbrush, Mountain Lilac
- Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the western United States, including Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
- Grows on dry rocky hillsides, mountain slopes, and in steep canyons.
- Found at elevations between 6,200 and 13,000 feet.
- Shade intolerant.
Morphology and Growth Habits
- A loosely branched, erect to spreading deciduous shrub.
- Typically grows from 1 to 4 meters (approximately 3 to 13 feet) in height.
- Stems are yellow to pale green.
- Leaves are alternate, simple, deciduous, lance-shaped to widely oblong, and 1-3 inches long.
- Semi-deciduous and polymorphous (exhibiting various forms).
- Some forms are nearly evergreen.
- Flowers in June, with seeds ripening from August to October.
- Hardy to zone (UK) 7.
Ecological Role
- An important forage plant for deer, especially in ponderosa pine belts in California.
- Occupies disturbed forests.
- Its life history is related to fire ecology.